1. sharp - sharper - the sparpest : острый - острее – самый острый
2. cold - colder - the coldest
3. busy - busier - the busiest
4. dirty - dirtier - the dirtiest
5. clever - cleverer - the cleverest
6. narrow - narrower - the narrowest
7. happy - happier - the happiest
8. simple - simpler - the simplest
9. noble - nobler - the noblest
10. polite- politer - the politest
11. severe - severer - the severest
12. sincere - sincerer - the sincerest
13. common - commoner - the commonest
14. pleasant - pleasanter - the pleasantest
15. quiet - quieter - the quietest
POSITIVE
cool
intelligent
COMPARATIVE
cooler
more intelligent
SUPERLATIVE
coolest
most intelligent
1. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
AS
....
AS
(for
positive
comparisons),
(NOT) SO .... AS (for negative comparisons).
Her
pronunciation
is
AS
good
AS
yours.
His pronunciation is NOT SO good AS yours.
Note: We may say NOT AS .... AS, especially after a contracted form: Her
pronunciation isn't AS good AS yours.
2. COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
LESS ..... THAN + the adjective.
It
is
LESS
cold
today
Kelly is LESS old THAN Sandra.
THAN
3. SUPERLATIVE OF INFERIORITY
THE LEAST ....... OF (or IN) + the adjective.
Sunday
was
THE
LEAST
cold
Christina is THE LEAST old girl in that class.
it
day
was
of
yesterday.
the
week.
4. COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
a) Monosyllabic adjectives form their COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE
by adding - ER and - EST to the POSITIVE degree.
tall
tallER THAN
THE tallEST
warm
warmER THAN
THE warmEST
Exceptions:
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just
MORE just THAN
THE MOST just
right
MORE right THAN
THE MOST right
real
MORE real THAN
THE MOST real
wrong
MORE wrong THAN
THE MOST wrong
b) Adjectives with more than two syllables form their COMPARATIVE and
SUPERLATIVE by putting MORE and THE MOST in front of the adjective.
difficult
MORE difficult THAN
THE MOST difficult
important
MORE important THAN
THE MOST important
c) Disyllabic (two syllables) adjectives form their COMPARATIVE and
SUPERLATIVE in two different ways:
1. Adjectives ending in ED, ING, RE, FUL, OUS and those with the stress on the
first syllable usually take MORE and THE MOST:
charming
MORE charming THAN THE MOST charming
famous
MORE famous THAN
THE MOST famous
hopeful
MORE hopeful THAN THE MOST hopeful
learned
MORE learned THAN THE MOST learned
obscure
MORE obscure THAN THE MOST obscure
2. Adjectives ending in ER, Y, LE, OW and those with the stress on the second
syllable add ER and EST to the POSITIVE degree.
clever
cleverER THAN
THE cleverEST
narrow
narrowER THAN
THE narrowEST
pretty
prettiER THAN
THE prettiEST
polite
politER THAN
THE politEST
simple
simplER THAN
THE simplEST
Note: Adjectives ending in SOME and the words cheerful, common, cruel,
pleasant, quiet, civil may be compared by adding ER and EST or by MORE and
MOST.
pleasant
pleasantER THAN
THE pleasantEST
or
pleasant
MORE pleasant THAN THE MOST pleasant
5.
ORTHOGRAPHIC
a) Add R and ST to adjectives ending in E.
large
largeR THAN
ripe
ripeR THAN
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NOTES
THE largeST
THE ripeST
b) VOWEL SANDWICH (VOWEL + CONSONANT + VOWEL) (THE LAST
VOWEL IS DOUBLED)
big
bigGER THAN
THE bigGEST
fat
fatTER THAN
THE fatTEST
NO SANDWICH (JUST THE SUFFIX)
small
smallER THAN
THE smallEST
sweet
sweetER THAN
THE sweetEST
c) Adjectives ending in - y preceded by a consonant, change Y into I before ER
and EST.
happY
happIER THAN
THE happIEST
Exceptions:
shY
shYER THAN
THE shYEST
gaY
gaYER THAN
THE gaYEST
greY
greYER THAN
THE greYEST
6. IRREGULAR COMPARISONS
good
better than
the best
bad
worse than
the worst
little
less than
the least
much
more than
the most
many
more than
the most
far
farther than
the farthest
far
further than
the furthest
old
older than
the oldest
old
elder than
the eldest
NOTES:
1. FARTHER and FARTHEST generally refer to distance; FURTHER and
FURTHEST also refer to distance but they may have the meaning of "additional".
I
live
farther
from
here
than
you
do.
Give me further details.
2. OLDER and OLDEST refer to persons or things; ELDER and ELDEST can
only
be
used
for
members
of
the
same
family:
My
elder
sister
is
afraid
of
mice.
My older friend is afraid of wasps.
but ELDER cannot be placed before THAN so OLDER is used:
My sister is two years older than I am.
7. CONSTRUCTIONS WITH COMPARATIVES
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a)
Gradual
increase:
Those
exercises
are
getting
EASIER
AND
EASIER.
OR
Those exercises are getting MORE AND MORE EASY.
The
weather
is
getting
NICER
AND
NICER.
OR
The weather is getting MORE AND MORE NICE.
The rent of our flat is getting MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.
B) Parallel increase: (THE + comparative ...... THE + comparative).
THE
MORE
I
see
you
THE
MORE
I
want
you.
THE
HOTTER,
THE
BETTER.
THE MORE he studies, THE BETTER he becomes.
COMPARISON OF ADVERBS
1. COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE of SUPERIORITY.
a) Monosyllabic adverbs from their comparative and superlative of superiority in
the same way as monosyllabic adjectives.
high
highER THAN
THE highEST
soon
soonER THAN
THE soonEST
fast
fastER THAN
THE fastEST
b) Adverbs of more than one syllable take MORE and MOST.
quickly
MORE quickly THAN THE MOST quickly
slowly
MORE slowly THAN
THE MOST slowly
seldom
MORE seldom THAN
THE MOST seldom
Exception:
early
earliER THAN
THE earliEST
2. IRREGULAR COMPARISONS
well
better than
badly
worse than
little
less than
much
more than
late
later than
the best
the worst
the least
the most
In particular, the larger pressure vessel of the BWR is better shielded from the neutron flux, so although
more expensive to manufacture in the first place because of this extra
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